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Letter to Trump: Mr. President, US Open Skies Policy The Gold Standard for Trade Agreements

Letter to Trump: Mr. President, US Open Skies Policy The Gold Standard for Trade Agreements

US Open Skies agreements with the UAE and Qatar have delivered huge benefits to US consumers, aerospace manufacturers, the travel and tourism industry a...
Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to Resign

Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to Resign

White House press secretary Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump’s embattled spokesman during the first six months of his presidency, is resigning his po...
O.J. Simpson To Be Released on Parole After 9 Years Behind Bars

O.J. Simpson To Be Released on Parole After 9 Years Behind Bars

O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally...
Ahead of Vice President Pence-Kobach Commission Meeting, New Report Examines Illegal Voter Purges and Documentary Proof of Citizenship

Ahead of Vice President Pence-Kobach Commission Meeting, New Report Examines Illegal Voter Purges and Documentary Proof of Citizenship

On May 11, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a sham commission investigating American voters and so...
‘It’s raining needles’: Drug Crisis Creating Massive Pollution Threat

‘It’s raining needles’: Drug Crisis Creating Massive Pollution Threat

Officials have collected more than 700 needles so far this year, putting them on track to handily exceed the nearly 900 gathere...
“Empire” Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler Confirmed to Speak at RespectAbility Summit

“Empire” Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler Confirmed to Speak at RespectAbility Summit

Daniels-Butler dedicates her time to helping shape the second chance futures of women in her community as Board Director for "A...
The Racist Origins of Private School Vouchers

The Racist Origins of Private School Vouchers

And in its staunch advocacy in support of vouchers and cuts to public education funding, this Administration has not only fail...
Gelati Monastery, Georgia, removed from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger

Gelati Monastery, Georgia, removed from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger

A decision adopted on Sunday, introduced a major reduction in the boundaries of the Georgian site of f Bagrati Cathedral and Ge...
Trump's Son Eric Changes His Account of His Meeting With Russian Lawyer

Trump's Son Eric Changes His Account of His Meeting With Russian Lawyer

President Donald Trump’s eldest son changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2...
Cities Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Self-Destruct. They’re Fighting Back

Cities Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Self-Destruct. They’re Fighting Back

Donald Trump be damned, indeed! That’s the message the Los Angeles City Council sent in early May when it passed a resolution c...
Mennonite Church USA to Vote on Resolution to Avoid Complicity in Abuses of Palestinian Rights

Mennonite Church USA to Vote on Resolution to Avoid Complicity in Abuses of Palestinian Rights

The resolution takes a restorative justice approach. It seeks to speak clearly against injustice while also showing understandi...
Progress Elusive in Baton Rouge Neighbourhood Rocked by Alton Sterling Police Shooting

Progress Elusive in Baton Rouge Neighbourhood Rocked by Alton Sterling Police Shooting

Little has changed in this poverty-stricken neighborhood since the shooting — a frustrating fact of life for residents and busi...
Spoken Word: Happy 4th

Spoken Word: Happy 4th

Happy Fourth of July America twenty seventeen. Calling on a wondrous hope one has never seen. A Grand Canyon of governance need...